SAN ANTONIO — With 16 goals scored through eight games this season, Fort Lauderdale features the NASL's highest-scoring attack, with three players among the top 11 goal producers.

The Scorpions have allowed just seven goals — good for the NASL's third-best scoring defense.

On Saturday night, in the final match of the spring season, something will have to give when the Scorpions (5-1-2) and Strikers (4-0-4) meet at Toyota Field.

“We're confident in what we have defensively,” Scorpions manager Alen Marcina said. “We've gone against a lot of teams that have had some great offenses and we've shut them down.”

The Scorpions have fared better against the NASL's best attacking teams. Against the top two scoring offenses — the Atlanta Silverbacks and Indy Eleven — the Scorpions allowed just one goal in each match and came away with a pair of 2-1 victories.

“We've been doing well all season with our defending,” outside back Stephen DeRoux said at practice this week. “The midfield helps us, our forwards (as well), all the way from the forward to the back.”

Marcina said his defense hasn't prepared differently for the Fort Lauderdale attack, which features Martin Núñez, the NASL's second-leading scorer with four goals, as well as Fafa Picault and Mark Anderson with three goals apiece.

“They like to string a lot of balls out wide and then work on coming in,” DeRoux said. “I think we're well prepared for it, and we'll be more prepared as the week goes by.”

But as potent as the Strikers are in the attacking third, they are equally as deficient on the back end. Fort Lauderdale has allowed 16 goals this season, third-worst in the league. They are also the only team to surrender at least three goals in three straight games.

“We've played against a lot of teams that have quick outside guys that are effective at running at players,” Marcina said. “It's nothing new for us. We've just got to play our game and get the result.”